My Life & Soccer
Ever since I was little I have been playing soccer. My parents insisted on it from a young age. My parents both previously played the game, and I grew to love it. Over the years, it has benefited me in many ways and I thank them for it. As a young player I was given the chance to travel across the country to play with so many different people and go so many places. My family never took many vacations or trips, so this was mostly my only way to see what the rest of the world was like, and experience new things. As I grew older, and my skill level advanced, I earned the opportunity to play with many high caliber players and be on premiere level squads. Many look at soccer as just a sport; an activity to stay in shape nonetheless. However soccer is much more than a sport to me. I’ve been playing soccer since I was five years old, and it has been my favorite thing to do ever since. By making me constantly compete, forcing me to be active, and keeping me on a schedule, the sport has molded who I am today. Soccer taught me that many people can work as one. It has taught me how to manage my time, and most importantly it has opened up many doors for me academically. With my hard work, natural ability, and support from many, I soon stood out from others. Soccer has shaped me into an overall hard working and determined individual.
Soccer has helped me find balance in my life. Soccer has taught me life skills that I couldn’t have found elsewhere. Motivation, success, and happiness all come from within; soccer has shown me all aspects of this. By teaching me how to lose, along with teaching me how to win, I feel soccer has built my character. In my soccer career, I’ve scored goals that I’ll never forget, met friends that I’ll never lose, but more importantly I’ve learned skills and morals that I will never let go.
